Strip of bobbin lace with peonies between which loose dot along the upper edge, Strip of natural-colored Dutch bobbin lace. The repeating pattern consists of a stylized peony between two downward hanging leaves me averted smaller flowers. Between the successive peonies there is a loose dot along the upper edge. The motifs are connected by a circular lattice ground with braiding strokes. The motifs are made in linen stitching with openwork edges that provide contours around petals and leaf veins. Top and bottom of the strip are finished straight, with the bottom having picots., anonymous

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